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72 Ontario Boards
Find autism accommodation resources, IEP rights, and SEAC contacts for your school board.
Education Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.2, Section 57.1 — Special Education Advisory Committees · Verified 2026-08-10
In brief
Ontario's eight largest school boards, serving an estimated 14,380 autistic students combined.
Source: the school board records listed in the directory below. · Updated
Tier 1 board figures and contact sources. Scroll horizontally to see all columns.
| School board | Region | Students | Est. Autistic | Special Education Phone | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto District School BoardTDSB | Toronto | 239,000 | 4,780 | 416-397-3000 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| York Region District School BoardYRDSB | York Region | 120,000 | 2,400 | 905-727-0022 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| Toronto Catholic District School BoardTCDSB | Toronto | 93,000 | 1,860 | 416-222-8282 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| Ottawa-Carleton District School BoardOCDSB | Ottawa | 74,000 | 1,480 | 613-596-8211 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| Durham District School BoardDDSB | Durham Region | 73,000 | 1,460 | 905-666-5500 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| Waterloo Region District School BoardWRDSB | Waterloo Region | 65,000 | 1,300 | 519-570-0003 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth District School BoardHWDSB | Hamilton | 55,000 | 1,100 | 905-527-5092 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| Peel District School BoardPDSB | Peel Region | N/A | N/A | 905-890-1010 | Board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
Board enrollment and estimated autistic student figures are shown from the existing board directory records; contact each board for current details. · Updated
Every Ontario school board is listed below in alphabetical order. Linked boards have their own guide page.
Ontario school boards by board name. Scroll horizontally to see all columns.
| Board | Region | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADSB | Lake Huron and Lake Superior regions (Spanish to Wawa) | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| ALCDSB | Eastern Ontario (Napanee, Kingston, Belleville area) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| AMDSB | Huron and Perth Counties | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| BWDSB | Bruce and Grey counties | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| BHNCDSB | Southwest Ontario (Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk counties) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| BGCDSB | Southwest Ontario (Bruce and Grey counties) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CDSBEO | Eastern Ontario (8 counties, Kemptville area) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CECCE | Centre-Est (Ottawa area) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CEPEO | Eastern Ontario | french-public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSCDGR | Northern Ontario (Timmins, Hearst, Temiskaming Shores area) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSCNO | Greater Sudbury and districts of Sudbury, Manitoulin, Algoma | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSCFN | District of Nipissing (North Bay, Mattawa, Bonfield, Astorville, Thorne, Sturgeon Falls, River Valley, Verner) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSCM | South-Central Ontario (Peel, Halton, Durham, York) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSCP | Southwestern Ontario (Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, London/Middlesex, Oxford-Woodstock, Grey-Bruce, Huron-Perth) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSDCEO | Eastern Ontario (Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott & Russell) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSDCAB | Northwestern Ontario (Thunder Bay area) | french-catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSDGNO | Northern Ontario (Sudbury area) | french-public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSDNEO | Northeast Ontario (North Bay area) | french-public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| CSV | Greater Golden Horseshoe and Central Ontario | french-public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| DSBN | Niagara Region | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| DSB1 | Ontario North East | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| DPCDSB | Greater Toronto Area (Dufferin and Peel) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| DCDSB | Greater Toronto Area (Durham) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| DDSBTier 1 | Durham Region | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| GEDSB | Brantford and counties of Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| GECDSB | Essex County | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HCDSB | Halton (Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, Oakville) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HDSB | Halton Region | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HWCDSB | Hamilton-Wentworth | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HWDSBTier 1 | Hamilton | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HPEDSB | Hastings and Prince Edward | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HPCDSB | Huron-Perth | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| HSCDSB | Sault Ste. Marie area | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| KPRDSB | Clarington, Northumberland, Peterborough, and Quinte West | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| KPDSB | Northwestern Ontario (Kenora, Dryden, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout) | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| KCDSB | Kenora | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| LDSB2 | Thunder Bay | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| LKDSB | Lambton County and Chatham-Kent | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| LDSB | Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox & Addington | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| LDCSB | London, St. Thomas, Woodstock area | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| NNDSB | Parry Sound, Nipissing, and Muskoka | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| NCDSB | Niagara (Grimsby to Fort Erie) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| NPSCDSB | Nipissing-Parry Sound (North Bay area) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| NECDSB | Northeastern Ontario | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| NWCDSB | Northwestern Ontario | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| OCSB | Ottawa | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| OCDSBTier 1 | Ottawa | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| PDSBTier 1 | Peel Region | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| PVNCCDSB | Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, Clarington | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| RDSB | Northern Ontario (Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin Island) | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| RRDSB | Rainy River District, Northwestern Ontario | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| RCCDSB | Renfrew County | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| RCDSB | Renfrew County | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| SCDSB | Simcoe County | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| SMCDSB | Simcoe County and Muskoka District | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| SCCDSB | Lambton County and Chatham-Kent | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| SCDSB2 | Greater Sudbury and Southern Sudbury District | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| SNCDSB | Superior North (north of Lake Superior) | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| SGDSB | Superior-Greenstone, Northwestern Ontario | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| TVDSB | London | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| TBCDSB | Thunder Bay | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| TCDSBTier 1 | Toronto | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| TDSBTier 1 | Toronto | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| TLDSB | Kawartha Lakes, Muskoka, and Haliburton | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| UCDSB | Lanark, Leeds-Grenville, Stormont-Dundas-Glengarry, and Prescott-Russell counties | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| UGDSB | Dufferin, Wellington, and Guelph | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| WCDSB | Waterloo Region | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| WRDSBTier 1 | Waterloo Region | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| WCDSB2 | Guelph and Wellington County | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| WECDSB | Windsor-Essex | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| YCDSB | York Region | Catholic | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
| YRDSBTier 1 | York Region | Public | Official board websiteChecked 2026-08-10 |
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What rights do autistic students have in Ontario schools?
In Ontario, students with autism have the right to an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and reasonable accommodations without a formal diagnosis, based on need. Parents can request an IPRC meeting to identify their child as 'exceptional', guaranteeing specific rights to support services. Pending verification: Editorial review not recorded. Excluded from citation-ready exports.
Source: Ontario Education Act · Open source record
Can my child get an IEP without an autism diagnosis?
You do NOT need a formal medical diagnosis to get an IEP (Individual Education Plan) in Ontario schools. Write to your principal requesting an IPRC meeting, state you have a 'medical referral in progress,' and focus on identifying your child's needs rather than diagnostic labels. Pending verification: Source link not recorded; Editorial review not recorded. Excluded from citation-ready exports.
Source: Ontario Education Act
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Under Ontario Regulation 181/98, an Identification, Placement and Review Committee (IPRC) can place a student in a special education program. Once that placement starts, the principal has 30 school days to make sure an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is completed. Ministry policy (PPM 140) also lets boards write IEPs for students who have not been formally identified by an IPRC
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